Kitchen Remodeling in Palo Alto, CA | Junior Elite Services

Palo Alto kitchen remodels and where the debris goes

Any construction project in Palo Alto that uses a bin or debris box has to get it from GreenWaste of Palo Alto, and self-hauled truckloads must be sorted and taken to approved facilities. A kitchen tear-out fills a container fast with cabinets, drywall and old counters. The permit can be simpler: a non-structural kitchen remodel within the existing footprint can qualify for the City's Instant Building Permit.

Plumbing or electrical changes that need a permit are contracted through our licensed partner Bay Builder Inc, and stone or quartz tops are templated by a fabrication shop after the cabinets are level. Send photos of the kitchen from each corner. Palo Alto counts deliveries as construction, so cabinet and material drop-offs get booked inside the same hours as the work.

Worth knowing about Palo Alto

Joseph Eichler built some 2,700 homes in Palo Alto, mostly in the central and southern parts of the city that grew quickly after World War II.
Professorville, settled by Stanford faculty in the 1890s, is a National Register district with 105 contributing homes built between the 1890s and 1929, many sided in wood shingle.
A non-structural kitchen or bath remodel within the existing footprint can qualify for Palo Alto's Instant Building Permit, which is mostly limited to detached single-family homes and duplexes.

Remodels we do in Palo Alto

Demo and wall and floor prep
Cabinets installed and leveled
Counter templating and install scheduled
Backsplash tile
Sink, faucet and fixtures
Paint and flooring

Photos from our kitchen jobs

Everything we do for kitchen repair and remodeling

Kitchen with a butcher block island, white quartz counters, wood cabinets and a tongue-and-groove wood ceiling — Butcher block island under a wood ceiling.

Galley kitchen run with white quartz counters, under-cabinet lights and light wood cabinets — White quartz, under-cabinet lighting.

New white gloss cabinets still in protective film, gray quartz counter and a glass mosaic backsplash — Cabinets still in their film, backsplash done.

Kitchen peninsula with a butcher block top and white beadboard panel facing the living room — Butcher block peninsula with beadboard.

What customers say

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5.0★★★★★

Junior and his crew were awesome to work with. Junior was always on time, respectful, thoughtful, and meticulous in his work. He is genuinely a kind soul and a great human - as were all his crew members. The work was very fairly priced. He always showed up when he said he would and he never kept me guessing. I would strongly recommend his group. For reference, he did a full interior remodel/refresh of our condo: floors, kitchen, walls, and bathrooms.

Raffi S.on Thumbtack

5.0★★★★★

Value for money and flexible to work with. Would definitely hire them again, for all jobs around the house.

Naman J.on Thumbtack

Kitchens in Palo Alto: questions

Do you work in Palo Alto?

Yes. Palo Alto is about 22 road miles from our base in San Bruno, roughly 31 minutes without traffic. We work all over town, from Professorville to Charleston Meadows.

Who issues permits in Palo Alto?

The City of Palo Alto Planning and Development Services (Building Division). Repairs and like-for-like replacements often don't need a permit; layout changes, new plumbing or new electrical usually do. When one is needed, the job is contracted through our licensed partner Bay Builder Inc.

When can noisy work happen in Palo Alto?

Construction, deliveries included, is allowed 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, with no construction on Sundays or City holidays. We schedule noisy work inside those hours.

How long does a kitchen remodel take?

Plan on several weeks for a full remodel, much of it waiting on cabinets and counters. We sequence the work so the kitchen is out of service for as little time as possible.

Kitchen remodeling and repair in Palo Alto